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Editorial: Lacing up for the Pittsburgh Marathon<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHIS IS A WTA EDITORIAL SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD IS CHARLES W. WOLFERTZ III PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF WTA. THIS WEEK, PITTSBURGH HAS BEEN ON THE NATIONAL STAGE, HOSTING THE 2026 NFL DRAFT. THAT SPOTLIGHT STAYS AS PITTSBURGH TURNS THE PAGE TO ANOTHER KIND OF SHOWCASE, ONE DEFINED BY PERSEVERANCE AND PRIDE. STARTING NEXT FRIDAY, THE 2026 DICK\u2019S SPORTING GOODS PITTSBURGH MARATHON WEEKEND BEGINS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS WILL MAKE THEIR WAY DOWNTOWN TO PARTICIPATE IN A WEEKEND FULL OF RACES. SPECTATORS WILL LINE THE STREETS OF EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, CHEERING RUNNERS ON WITH SIGNS AND MUSIC. THE ENERGY IS CONTAGIOUS AND THROUGH THE LENS OF WTAE CAMERAS, THAT ENERGY REACHES FAR BEYOND THE COURSE. IT REMINDS US THAT THIS IS A CITY THAT SUPPORTS ITS OWN. WHETHER YOU\u2019RE AN ELITE RUNNER CHASING A PERSONAL BEST OR A FIRST TIMER, SIMPLY TRYING TO FINISH. JOIN US ALL WEEKEND, STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7 P.M. RIGHT HERE ON WTAE. FOR CHRONICLE 26.2 ON SATURDAY MORNING. WAKE UP AND TURN ON CHANNEL FOUR FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE CHICK FIL A PITTSBURGH MARATHON. AND ON SUNDAY, IF YOU AREN\u2019T OUT ON THE COURSE CHEERING ON RUNNERS OR RUNNING YOURSELF, TURN ON TO WTAE AND WATCH UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE OF THE 2026 DICK\u2019S SPORTING GOODS PITTSBURGH MARATHON, WITH COVERAGE STARTING AT 5 A.M. WE BELIEVE IT\u2019S A GREAT WEEKEND FOR OUR CITY TO PROVE ONCE AGAIN IT CAN HOST AND INSPIRE AND UNITE. AND THIS TIME EVERYONE GETS A FRONT ROW SEAT. WTAE WELCOMES RESPONSIBLE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWTAE President & General Manager Charles W. Wolfertz III speaks on behalf of the editorial board on next week’s Marathon and the return of runners to the Steel City.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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